The other, less vainglorious argument, is that the public views expansion of tax

The other, less vainglorious argument, is that the public views expansion of taxation and redistribution, whether between cultures in the USA, or between cultures in Europe, as having passed a tipping point, and that the politicians in both countries understand which is more dangerous to them.

I think your argument is correct but irrelevant. I think my argument is also correct, and the one answer that is relevant.

If you want democracy, you’re going to get democratic results. This is one of them.